In 1980, some 18 percent of all women in the United States who gave birth were unmarried. As of 2022, the percentage of births to unmarried women has increased to 39.8 percent. This statistic depicts the percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022.
Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022
Characteristic
Percentage of all births
2022
39.8%
2021
40%
2020
40.5%
2019
40%
2018
39.6%
2017
39.8%
2016
39.8%
2015*
40.3%
2014
40.2%
2013
40.6%
2012
40.7%
2011
40.7%
2010
40.8%
2009
41%
2008
40.6%
2007
39.7%
2006
38.5%
2005
36.9%
2004
35.8%
2003
34.6%
2002
34%
2001
33.5%
2000
33.2%
1995
32.2%
1990
28%
1985
22%
1980
18.4%
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CDC. (April 4, 2024). Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. "Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC. "Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women in The United States from 1980 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
CDC, Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States from 1980 to 2022 [Graph], CDC, April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276025/us-percentage-of-births-to-unmarried-women/
